Meet the men hiding their FIFA Ultimate Team addiction from their families

His routine is the same each time. He quickly turns off his alarm. He goes out through the bedroom door, and along the hall, to his office. He sits back in his chair, and he gets high. In the last nine months, Gaurav has spent 2,000 on his secret addiction. He admits to a total spend over eight years of more than double that. That is, 4,250 is the amount he admits to when talking to me hes never told his family....

October 20, 2023 · 6 min · 1241 words · Michael Rivera

New Stellaris DLC Astral Planes will take you on a journey to other dimensions

“What will you discover, in a universe beyond limits?” Travel through Rifts in space and time for a glimpse of strange, new realities. What will you discover, in a universe beyond limits?" I’m going to say: hideous tentacle monsters. I’m going to store all my golf clubs in Astral Plane #471. There’s more info to be gleaned from screenshots. The DLC pack includes three new tracks from fan favourite composer Andreas Waldetoft....

October 20, 2023 · 1 min · 72 words · Chris Santos

NYT Connections hint and answers (Friday, October 20)

Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #131 This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theConnections hint for Tuesday 22nd April! It’s calledConnections, and if you haven’t played it before, now’s the time to start. We’ll also explain how to play Connections if this is your first time coming over from Wordle! If not, check just below for the full answer....

October 20, 2023 · 1 min · 134 words · James Ross

Obsidian's Josh Sawyer wants to do Pillars of Eternity 3 with Baldur's Gate 3's budget

Crikey, that man has a CV and a half. “I really do feel very satisfied with that game. That would be great.” “I just think it’s easier to design more intricate combats,” he said. “I like games with a lot of stats, obviously. “Other mechanics like penetration, they didn’t fully understand until they played it in turn based. “I’ve said before the camera in BG3 which is essentially the Divinity Original Sin 2 camera....

October 20, 2023 · 1 min · 152 words · Cindy Cruz

This 24-in 165Hz Lenovo gaming monitor is down to £110

A great budget option. Here’s why we rate it - beyond the whole deal thing, obviously.

October 20, 2023 · 1 min · 16 words · Dustin Porter

This 27-in 1440p 165Hz monitor is in the price/performance sweet spot for $280

Down from an initial price of $400. That makes it an excellent all-rounder, suiting a wide range of game genres and content creation/consumption too! For my money, this is worth the extra investment for anyone that plays faster-paced games.

October 20, 2023 · 1 min · 39 words · Joshua Black

Wordle hints and answer (#853): How to solve the Friday October 20 Wordle

Stuck on today’s Wordle word for October 20? Read our hint or find the answer below! This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theWordle hint and answer for Tuesday 22nd April! Use ourWordle Solver toolto help you figure out the answer to any Wordle in moments! Just pop your current guesses in the grid and watch the tool instantly give you all the potential answers....

October 20, 2023 · 3 min · 428 words · Emily Brooks

You can now personalise your RPS browsing experience with our new "For you" section

Have I got some good news for you. Give it a try! We’d love to hear what you think of it. If you’re worried about getting stuck in the bubble of those filters, fear not. As always, thanks for reading, and we hope you find “For You” helpful.

October 20, 2023 · 1 min · 48 words · Lisa Ramsey

How to play Suika Game on Nintendo Switch and PC

How to play the Watermelon game Suika on Switch or for free! Isn’t that lovely? Below is the original guide. Fair warning - it’s annoyingly fun. To try out the free version, go tosuikagame.comand start playing! The game itself only costs 240 yen. Don’t worry though, we’re not talking large sums of money.

October 19, 2023 · 1 min · 53 words · Miranda Wright

Mosa Lina is an immersive sim for people who hate the perfectionism of immersive sims

“Fun things happen more often if you don’t force them.” Immersive sims likeDishonoredorSystem Shockcan be very fulfilling, but they are also oddly stressful. Don’t you know how much imsims cost to develop? Go back to Open-Ended Systems School and retake that course in The Power of Choice. Also, consider playingMosa Linainstead. “Fun things happen more often if you don’t force them.” It’s a 2D platform affair in which objects jostle together and react to impacts intuitively....

October 19, 2023 · 1 min · 163 words · Theresa Chase

New Lords of the Fallen update stops walls "crashing your game in revenge" when you hit them

Oh, and they’ve made the continue button “sexier”. Look, don’t ask me, I just work here. With 10,515 user reviews now published, the consensus scorecurrently stands at Mixed. The game has sold well, however, or at least, well enough for publisher CI Games. Other players are finding the games balancing uneven - a few are drawing comparisons withDark Souls 2at launch. Heres our ownLords of the Fallen reviewwith Eds account of the highs and lows....

October 19, 2023 · 2 min · 325 words · Thomas Rogers

NYT Connections hint and answers (Thursday, October 19)

Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #130 This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theConnections hint for Tuesday 22nd April! It’s calledConnections, and if you haven’t played it before, now’s the time to start. We’ll also explain how to play Connections if this is your first time coming over from Wordle! If not, check just below for the full answer....

October 19, 2023 · 1 min · 134 words · Mary Phillips

Roccat's Vulcan 121 full-size mechanical keyboard is down to $48 in the US

Performs well, looks good, highly recommended. So: $48 good price for good mechanical keyboard.

October 19, 2023 · 1 min · 14 words · Jeremy Cox